Journal•ISSN: 1095-6654
Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal
Cambridge University Press
About: Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Labour law & Work (electrical). It has an ISSN identifier of 1095-6654. Over the lifetime, 429 publications have been published receiving 3908 citations. The journal is also known as: Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the implications of this commodification and advocate the full recognition of activities in the gig-economy as "work" and advocate for the formal recognition of work activities as activities.
Abstract: The so-called “gig-economy” has been growing exponentially in numbers and importance in recent years but its impact on labour rights has been largely overlooked. Forms of work in the “gig-economy” include “crowdwork”, and “work-on-demand via apps”, under which the demand and supply of working activities is matched online or via mobile apps. These forms of work can provide a good match of job opportunities and allow flexible working schedules. However, they can also pave the way to a severe commodification of work. This paper discusses the implications of this commodification and advocates the full recognition of activities in the gig-economy as “work”.
650 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of the history of institutional change in Germany, focusing on five sectors: institutional change, capitalist development, social policy, public finance, industrial bargaining, and disorganization.
Abstract: Introduction: Institutional Change, Capitalist Development PART I: GRADUAL CHANGE: FIVE SECTORAL TRAJECTORIES 1. Five Sectors 2. Industry-wide Collective Bargaining: Shrinking Core, Expanding Fringes 3. Intermediary Organization: Declining Membership, Rising Tensions 4. Social Policy: The Rise and Fall of Welfare Corporatism 5. Public Finance: The Fiscal Crisis of the Postwar State 6. Corporate Governance: The Decline of Germany Inc. PART II: SYSTEMIC CHANGE: PATTERNS AND CAUSES 7. Systemic Change: Five Parallel Trajectories 8. From System to Process 9. Endogenous Change: Time, Age, and the Self-Undermining of Institutions 10. Time's Up: Positive Externalities Turning Negative PART III: DISORGANIZATION: BRINGING CAPITALISM BACK IN 11. Disorganization as Liberalization 12. Convergence, Non-convergence, Divergence 13. 'Economizing' and the Evolution of Political-Economic Institutions 14. Internationalization 15. German Unification 16. History 17. Bringing Capitalism Back In
493 citations
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TL;DR: The Rana Plaza factory collapse was the most deadly disaster in the history of the global garment industry and, indeed, one of the worst industrial workplace disasters in history as mentioned in this paper, and media coverage of the factory collapse and its aftermath fueled a longstanding campaign by a coalition of unions and NGOs to address what had become a crisis in building and fire safety in Bangladesh.
Abstract: On the morning of April 24, 2013, Rana Plaza, an eight-story building in Bangladesh that housed five garment factories, collapsed, killing at least 1,129 workers.1 The collapse was the most deadly disaster in the history of the global garment industry and, indeed, one of the worst industrial workplace disasters in history.2 Media coverage of the factory collapse and its aftermath fueled a longstanding campaign by a coalition of unions and NGOs to address what had become, well before this latest tragedy, a crisis in building and fire safety in Bangladesh.3 Under intense pressure, within a month of the Rana Plaza collapse, more than three dozen of the world’s largest apparel brands and retailers, including H&M, Inditex (owner of the Zara brand), Tesco, and
154 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors defined entrepreneurs as agents who bring about economic change by combining their own effort with other factors of production in search of economic rents, and argued that the institutional setup is argued to determine both the supply and direction of entrepreneurial activity.
Abstract: In this paper entrepreneurs are defined as agents who bring about economic change by combining their own effort with other factors of production in search of economic rents. The institutional setup is argued to determine both the supply and direction of entrepreneurial activity. Four key institutions are explored more closely: property rights protection, savings policies, taxation and the regulation of labor markets. Institutions have far-reaching effects on entrepreneurship, and they largely determine whether or not entrepreneurial activity will be socially productive. Due to the responsiveness of entrepreneurship to the institutional setup it is maintained that in-depth analyses of specific institutions are required in order to further our understanding of the determinants of entrepreneurial behavior and the economic effects of entrepreneurship. The paper also demonstrates that it is problematic to use self-employment as an empirical proxy for productive entrepreneurship.
100 citations